Aarne-Thompson-Uther (ATU) - Types of Folktales

1526: The Old Beggar and the Robbers

ATU > 1200-1999: ANECDOTES AND JOKES > 1525-1724: Stories about a Man > 1525-1639: The Clever Man > 1526: The Old Beggar and the Robbers

Description

The robbers dress an old beggar up in fine clothes. They take him in front of the shopkeeper's house. Get many goods on the credit of the fine gentleman. Disappear with the goods and leave the old man behind. [K455.3]. Cf. Types 1531, l920E.

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External Examples

Story	ATU	Origin	Author	Year	Source
El Achichinque	1526A	Mexican			Internet Archive
Tom Tram	1526A	British			Internet Archive

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